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- COPD can also occur in those who have had long-term contact with harmful pollutants in the workplace. Some of these harmful lung irritants include certain chemicals, dust, or fumes. Heavy or long-term contact with secondhand smoke or other lung irritants in the home, such as organic cooking fuel, may also cause COPD.
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COPD Chronic asthma is a recurring spasm of the bronchial tubes, often a reaction to infection, smoke, cold air, exercise, pollen or other irritants. Other triggers for COPD are environmental pollution, chemical fumes, including most household cleaners and sprays, dust, mold, and, of course, smoking or second-hand smoke.
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What is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)? Chronic bronchitis is another type of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The airways in the lungs become inflamed, causing them to thicken or swell. The muscles around the airways also tighten up, making the airways even smaller.
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Causes of COPD COPD: throat irritation, thrush in the mouth and throat, bronchitis, sinusitis, and upper respiratory tract infection Asthma: throat irritation, headache, upper respiratory tract infection, throat pain, sinusitis, flu, back pain, nasal congestion, stomach discomfort, vomiting, and thrush in the mouth and throat
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Overview Exposure to tobacco smoke. The most significant risk factor for COPD is long-term cigarette smoking. The more years you smoke and the more packs you smoke, the greater your risk. Pipe smokers, cigar smokers and marijuana smokers also may be at risk, as well as people exposed to large amounts of secondhand smoke. People with asthma who smoke.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), and chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD), among others, is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by chronically poor airflow. It typically worsens over time. The main symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, and sputum production. Most people with chronic bronchitis have COPD. Tobacco smoking is the most common cause of COPD, with a number of other factors such as air pollution and genetics playing a smaller role. In the developing world, one of the common sources of air pollution is from poorly vented cooking and heating fires.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease People with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prone to sudden episodes where their symptoms become worse and oxygen levels may fall. Initial treatment during these episodes usually includes oxygen, but this may cause a rise in the carbon dioxide levels that can be dangerous.rogressive means the disease gets worse over time. COPD can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus (a slimy substance), wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms.
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How Weight Loss Relates to COPD This mucus leads to airway blockage, making it difficult to breathe properly. Emphysema, on the other hand, forms when air sacs in the lungs are damaged. Without enough air sacs, your lungs can’t properly take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Smoking is the most common cause of COPD. Breathing issues and constant cough (or smoker's cough) are often the first signs of the disease.
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- COPD can be caused by different things: Tobacco smoke – The most common cause of COPD is tobacco smoke. COPD can happen in people who smoke now, and sometimes in people who have smoked in the past. People exposed to secondhand smoke are also at risk for COPD.
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What Is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease refers to two long-term lung diseases -- chronic bronchitis and emphysema-- that often occur together. COPD makes it hard for you to breathe. Tubes called airways carry air into and out of your lungs. If you have COPD, these airways may become partly blocked from swelling or mucus.
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- COPD OVERVIEW. COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a condition in which the lung airways (bronchial tubes) become inflamed and narrowed and the air sacs become damaged. Smoking cigarettes is the most common cause of lung injury. As the lungs become more damaged over time, it becomes increasingly difficult to breathe.
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Overview By Mayo Clinic Staff. Print. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Symptoms include breathing difficulty, cough, mucus (sputum) production and wheezing. It's caused by long-term exposure to irritating gases or particulate matter, most often from cigarette smoke. People with COPD are at increased risk of developing heart disease, lung cancer and a variety of other conditions.
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- COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary (PULL-mun-ary) disease, is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. Progressive means the disease gets worse over time. COPD can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus (a slimy substance), wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of COPD. Most people who have COPD smoke or used to smoke.
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Everything You Need to Know About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) The top cause of COPD is smoking. Long-term exposure to chemical irritants can also lead to COPD. It’s a disease that takes a long time to develop. Diagnosis usually involves imaging tests, blood tests, and lung function tests.
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- COPD is used to describe a few lung diseases with similar symptoms that make breathing difficult: the most common are chronic bronchitis and emplysema. Many people with COPD have both chronic bronchitis and emphysema. In the majority of cases, COPD is caused by cigarette smoking.
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Emphysema The disease develops most often as a result of smoking, but can also occur from long-term inhalation of other irritants into the lungs. COPD develops when irritants are breathed into the respiratory tract into the bronchioles, small hollow passageways that branch off the main airway from the mouth and nose.
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- Asthma is usually made worse by exposure to allergens, cold air, and exercise, while COPD aggravations are largely caused by respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia and the flu.
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Copd: Teaching Plan Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the 4th leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of morbidity (CDC, 2011). COPD is a group of diseases which cause airflow blockage and breathing related problems such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and some forms of asthma (CDC, 2011).COPD kills more than 120,000 Americans each year and is expected to be the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States by 2020.According to results of the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study, Kentucky is ranked one of the highest areas in the world for COPD cases (Mannino, 2008).OPD kills more than 120,000 Americans each year and is expected to be the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States by 2020. According to results of the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study, Kentucky is ranked one of the highest areas in the world for COPD cases (Mannino, 2008).
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Picture of the Lungs 1 Emphysema: A form of COPD usually caused by smoking. The fragile walls between the lungs' air sacs (alveoli) are damaged, trapping air in the lungs and making breathing difficult.  Chronic bronchitis: Repeated, frequent episodes of productive cough, usually caused by smoking.
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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) COPD is a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. It is caused by damage to the lungs over many years, usually from smoking. COPD is often a mix of two diseases: Chronic bronchitis (say bron-KY-tus). In chronic bronchitis, the airways that carry air to the lungs (bronchial tubes ) get inflamed and make a lot of mucus.
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Picture of the Lungs 1 Smoking is by far the most common cause of COPD. 2  Emphysema: A form of COPD usually caused by smoking. 3  The fragile walls between the lungs' air sacs (alveoli) are damaged, trapping air in the lungs and making breathing difficult.
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COPD Drugs: A List of Medications to Help Relieve Your Symptoms COPD is often caused by smoking, but in some cases it’s caused by breathing in toxins from the environment. There is no cure for COPD, and the damage to the lungs and airways is permanent. However, several medications can help reduce inflammation and open your airways to help you breathe easier with COPD.
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COPD  In-Depth Report COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a lung disease that causes coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and other symptoms. COPD is a major cause of disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States.rogressive means the disease gets worse over time. COPD can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus (a slimy substance), wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of COPD.
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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) COPD is almost always caused by smoking. Over time, breathing tobacco smoke irritates the airways and destroys the stretchy fibers in the lungs. Other things that may put you at risk include breathing chemical fumes, dust, or air pollution over a long period of time. Secondhand smoke also may damage the lungs.
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- Describes how COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. Details the symptoms of COPD. Shows how the disease works in the lungs.Explains how progress of the disease can be slowed.rogressive means the disease gets worse over time. COPD can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus (a slimy substance), wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of COPD.
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Overview Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two most common conditions that contribute to COPD. Chronic bronchitis is inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs.